Verb
forgo or do or go without
give up what is not strictly needed
do without or cease to hold or adhere to
Source: WordNetTo doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. Henri Poincaré
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries. John Lothrop Motley
Six imams removed from a US Airways flight from Minneapolis to Phoenix are calling on Muslims to boycott the airline. If only we could get Muslims to boycott all airlines, we could dispense with airport security altogether. Ann Coulter
To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. Jerry Pournelle
One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action. Eric Hoffer
Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: Ye must have faith. It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with. Max Planck